South Africa’s Chinese tourist arrivals continue to drop following new visa rules

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 8th October 2015
  • chinese, decrease, regulations, rules, south africa, tourism, visa
Chinese tourist arrivals are continuing to drop, something mainly attributed to the new, stricter, visa regulations that were put in place with the explicit purpose of securing South Africa’s borders and combatting human trafficking. One of the new requirements for Chinese visa applicants is that they have to apply for their visa in person at […]
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#4: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 7th October 2015
  • boost, china, chinese, regulation, tourism, tourists, visa
China has become the largest source of travel in the world, with traveller numbers up 20% to 109 million in 2014. However, the prospects of the outbound Chinese tourism industry have been put into question as the overall economic performance of China in 2014 and the first half of 2015 was characterised by a slowing […]
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Chinese Golden Week tourism strong amid Yuan depreciation, turbulence in stock markets

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 5th October 2015
  • china, currency, golden week, outbound, stock market, stocks, tourism, tourists, yuan
According to travellers and tourism operators, Chinese outbound tourism remains very strong during the Chinese golden week – a seven-day National Day holiday – despite the recent turbulence in the Chinese stock markets and the Yuan depreciation. Since this year’s golden week almost coincides with the Mid-Autumn festival, Chinese tourists who can take three additional […]
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Australia and New Zealand facing difficulties in attracting Chinese tourists

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 2nd October 2015
  • australia, boom, chinese, new zealand, nz, tourism, tourist
Australia and New Zealand are competing to attract more Chinese tourists to their respective countries following plunging prices for their top export products – iron ore and milk powder respectively. With Chinese outbound tourists representing a large majority of the growth, tourism recently overtook coal as the second most important “export” for Australia, and it […]
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COTRI partners with New Zealand’s Tai Poutini Polytechnic

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 1st October 2015
  • announcement, ccp, cotri, cotri country partner, partnership, tai poutini polytechnic, tpp
COTRI partners with New Zealand’s Tai Poutini Polytechnic COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has the pleasure to announce a new partnership with New Zealand’s well-renowned Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) to boost its tourism training with expertise and information about Chinese outbound tourism. The partnership follows a number of joint projects between COTRI and TPP […]
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Hong Kong losing popularity as Golden Week holiday destination

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 28th September 2015
  • chinese, golden week, hong kong, tourism, tourists
The number of mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong during this year’s Golden Week, the week with two coinciding Chinese holidays; the mid-autumn festival and the national day, is expected to be 15 percent lower than last year. The Hong Kong Inbound Tour Operators Association chairman Ricky Tse Kam-ting argues that one of the main […]
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China’s UnionPay announces plans to further expand in the global tourism industry

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 25th September 2015
  • china, payment, tourism, unionpay
Representing China’s UnionPay, UnionPay Chairman Ge Huayong held a speech at the 21st United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly and announced its ambition to accelerate expansion in the global tourism industry, with the expressed ambition of “being available wherever Chinese tourists go“. Mr. Ge describes four things as essential to Chinese outbound tourists, namely availability […]
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The top ten global landmarks for Chinese tourists

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 24th September 2015
  • china, chinese, landmarks, sightseeing, tourism, tourist
Can you guess which they are? As outbound tourism from China is growing, so do the ambitions for its travelers. According to the latest survey by Hotels.com’s annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM), the following ten landmarks top the global landmarks on Chinese travellers’ bucket lists. Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Mount Fuji (Japan) Eiffel Tower (France) […]
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What islands are Chinese tourists going to in 2015?

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 23rd September 2015
  • china, cotri, islands, outbound, tourism
According to the Chinese online travel agency Tuniu’s mid-year report on the travel trends for the first half of 2015, [tweetable]25% of Chinese outbound tourists went to islands for their trips abroad[/tweetable]. According to the report, the top ten island destinations for Chinese outbound tourists in the first half of 2015 were: Saipan Bali Phuket […]
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5 surprising reasons Chinese people travel abroad

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 22nd September 2015
  • china, cotri, outbound, surprising, tourism
Getting a driver’s license in Korea Cheaper, quicker, and easier – these are three of the main reasons many Chinese people choose to go to Korea to get a driver’s license. Korean driving schools promise that it only takes a week to receive a driving license at registered schools in Korea, a process that usually […]
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